GUWAHATI, India (Oṣu kọkanla. 21, 2017) — Day two of the 2017 Women’s Youth World Championships in Guwahati, India brought two members of Team USA into the ring looking to advance one step closer to a world title.
Welterweight Citlalli Ortiz (Coachella, Calif.) grabbed Team USA’s first win of the championships with a split decision victory over Nadezhda Ryabets of Kazakhstan. She will return to the ring on Wednesday, Oṣu kọkanla. 22 for a quarterfinals match-up against
The second American in today’s field, middleweight Sharahya Moreu (Albuquerque, N.M.), fell short of taking the judges card over Russian Anastasiia Shamonova.
Ọla the remaining six members of Team USA will make their tournament debut, pẹlu 2015 Junior World Champion Heaven Garcia (El Monte, Calif.) The other five boxers will all be making their international debuts.
Ori Ẹlẹsin Billy Walsh (United Igba riru ewe, Colo.), Koroma (United Igba riru ewe, Colo.) ati Jeff Mays (San Antonio, Texas) are guiding the American delegation in India. This year’s tournament has brought 160 boxers from 31 different countries looking to take one of the ten World titles up for grabs.
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Team USA Results:
69 kg: Citlalli Ortiz, Coachella, Calif./USA dec. over Nadezhda Ryabets/KAZ, 4-1
75 kg: Anastasiia Shamonova/RUS dec. lori Sharahaya Moreu, Albuquerque, N.M./USA, 5-0
Tomorrow’s Iṣeto
48 kg: Amy Salinas, Las Cruces, N.M./USA vs.Gloria D’almeida/FRA
51 kg: Heaven Garcia, El Monte, Calif./USA la. Chaewon Kim/KOR
54 kg: Isamary Aquino, Universal City, Texas/USA la. Kateryna Rohova/UKR
57 kg: Roma Martinez, Humble, Texas/USA la. Emily Mauermann/GER
60 kg: Diana Estrada, Hillsboro, Oregon/USA la. Fatia Benmessahel/FRA
64 kg: Aidyl Cardenas, Calexico, Calif./USA la. Khongorzul Batbold/MGL
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